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Kzpfok rsbeli feladatok

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KOZEPFOKU
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FELADATOK

ANGOL
Budapest, 2010

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Ksztettk:
BME Idegennyelvi Kzpont
Angol Nyelvi Csoport

Szakmai lektor:
Hegykzi Zsuzsa
Anyanyelvi lektor:
Palmer, Nicholas A.
Szerkeszt:
Zkny Andrs

Felels kiad:
Dek gnes

ISBN szm: 978963 8842732


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Budapest, 2010

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Tartalomjegyzk
Bevezet
Writing Parts 1-2
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 1
Writing Parts 1-2 Candi date Answer Sheet
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 2
Writing Parts 1-2 Candidate Answer Sheet
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 3
Writing Parts 1-2 Candi date Answer Sheet
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 4
Writing Parts 1-2 Candidate Answer Sheet
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 5
Writing Parts 1-2 Candidate Answer Sheet
Writing Part 3
Writing Part 3 Set O
Writing Part 3 Sets 1-5
Writing Part 3 Candidate Answer Sheet.
Reading Part 1
Reading Part 1 Set 1
Reading Part 1 Set 2
Reading Part 1 Set 3
Reading Part 1 Set 4
Reading Part 1 Set 5
Reading Part 2
Reading Part 2 Set 1
Reading Part 2 Set 2
Reading Part 2 Set 3
Reading Part 2 Set 4
Reading Part 2 Set 5
Translation
Translation Set 1
Translation Set 2
Translation Set 3
Translation Set 4
Translation Set 5
Translation Candidate Answer Sheet

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 2
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 3
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 4
Writing Parts 1-2 Set 5
Writing Part 3 Set O
Reading Part 1 Sets 1-5
Reading Part 2 Sets 1-2
Reading Part 2 Sets 3-4
Reading Part 2 Set 5
Translation Set 1
Translation Set 2
Translation Set 3
Translation Set 4
Translation Set 5
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tesztfeladatok
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* nyomtatott

6-7 krds
5-6 gondolati
egysg
10 cmsz
10 llts

Id

Max.
pontszm

kb.
15
perc

60 pont

Teljestsi
vizsga
minimum
sikeres
40%
60%-tl

24 pont
72 pont

30 pont
kb.
20perc 30 pont

24 pont

10 pont

30 kiegszts

15 pont

4 szempont

35 pont

14 pont

5
hozzrendels

10 pont

20 kiegszts

10 informcis
egysg

45
perc

72 pont
160
perc

12 pont
20 pont
30 pont

12 pont

sztr hasznlata megengedett, a sztrt a vizsgz hozza magval

A nyelvvizsga akkor sikeres, ha a vizsgz az elrhet sszpontszm legalbb 60%-t teljesti


gy, hogy emellett - mint minden Magyarorszgon letehet akkreditlt nyelvvizsga esetben valamennyi kszsgnl (szbelinl beszdkszsg s halls utni rts, rsbelinl rskszsg,
olvasott szveg rt se s kzvetts) a maximlis pontszm legalbb 40%-t is elri. A
vizsgra akkor rdemes jelentkeznie,

ha a feladatok otthoni vagy iskolai megoldsa sorn

krlbell 80%-ot sikerl elrni, azaz jl felkszlt. Ugyanis a vizsgadrukk, az ismeretlen


helyszn, az ismeretlen arcok s egyb figyelemelvon krlmnyek miatt a vizsgn esetleg
ennl egy kicsit gyengbben teljesthet.

Hogyan hasznlhatja a gyakorlknyvet?


A gyakorlknyvet
tanri segtsggel-

igyekeztnk gy sszelltani, hogy azt akr nllan is - vagy kevs


knnyen s eredmnyesen tudja hasznlni.

Mieltt nllan kezd dolgozni kiadvnyunkkal, ismerje meg annak felptst.


A knyvben - az rsbeli vizsga feladatainak sorrendjt kvetve - az egyes rszfeladatokbl
mutatunk be 5-5 mintt.

Annak

rdekben,

hogy

minl

eredmnyesebben

hasznlhassa

a knyvet,

az egyes

feladattpusok eltt nhny hasznos tancsot adunk.

A vizsgn az egyes feladatok megoldsait (sznes) vlaszlapokra (Candidate Answer Sheet)


kell tmsolni, csak az ezeken a lapokon szerepl vlaszokat rtkelik a javtk. Azrt, hogy
az tmsolsrl

a vizsgn se feledkezzen

el, vlaszait mr a gyakorls sorn is ilyen

vlaszlapokra rhatja, melyeket a feladatok utn tall. Figyeljen arra, hogy a vizsgn adott id
alatt kell a feladatokat megoldania, ezrt rdemes a megoldsra sznt idt mrnie.

Trekedjen arra, hogya

gyakorls sorn az adott/javasolt idn bell oldja meg a feladatot

gy, hogy mg maradjon ideje az ellenrzsre is.

A knyv vgn tallhat kulcsok (Keys) segtsgvel ellenrizheti vlaszait. Termszetesen


csak akkor lapozzon ide, ha mr az adott feladatot befejezte. A 88. oldalon tallhat
tblzatba (My Results) berhatja az egyes feladatoknl elrt eredmnyeit s a rjuk fordtott
idt.

l munkt s sikeres felkszlst kvnunk! Viszontltsra a vizsgn!

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Writing Parts 1-2

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Gyakorlati tancsok
A vizsgn a nyelvtani s szkincsismeretet mr kt feladat megoldsra sszesen 45 perc ll
rendelkezsre. Ne feledje, hogy ezen id alatt a megoldsokat t kell msolnia a vlaszlapra
is. Ebben a rszben sztr nem hasznlhat.
Az els feladatban egy sszefgg szveget tall, amelybl hinyzik 20 elem. Egy menbl
kell kivlasztani az adott helyre ill szt vagy kifejezst. A men 25 elemet tartalmaz bc
sorrendben. Mindig adunk pldt, ennek jele "O".
Hogyan dolgozzon a lyukas szveggel?

Olvassa el a szveget, hogy megismerje annak tartalmt.


Nzze vgig a menben megadott szavakat s kifejezseket.
Elszr prblja meg a men segtsge nlkl a szveg et kiegszteni. Mindig
ellenrizze, szerepel-e a menben az a sz, amire gondolt. Ha igen, ceruzval rja
be a lyukba, a menben pedig rja a sz mell, melyik helyre tette.
Ha nem tud egy-egy hinyz elemet nllan kiegszteni, menjen tovbb, s ha a
szveg vgre rt, trjen vissza a problematikus rszekhez.
Sokat segt, ha tgondolja, milyen szfaj lehet a hinyz elem. Ne feledje, hogya
beillesztett sznak nem csak tartalmilag, hanem nyelvtanilag is helyesnek kell
lenni.
Ha ksz, mg egyszer olvassa t a teljes szveget.
Vgl megoldsait (a szavakat) rja t a vlasz lapra.

Erre a feladatra msolssal egytt krlbell 20 percet sznjon.


A msodik feladatban rvidebb lyukas szvegekkel kell dolgozni. Ezttal a hinyz
elemeket hrom adott lehetsgbl (A/B/C) kell kivlasztani.
Hogyan dolgozzon a feleletvlaszts teszttel?

A megoldsnl a fenti eljrst rdemes kvetni, viszont elg a j vlaszt


bekarikzni, majd a vlasz lapon a megfelel betnl jellni.

Erre a feladatra is krlbell 20 percet sznjon, aztn msolja t megoldsait.

rtkels:
Mindkt feladatban valamennyi helyes megoldsrt 0,5 pont jr.
Maximlisan elrhet pontszm 25.

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 1


Complete the text below by writing a suitable word from the list in each space provided.
There are 20 gaps but 25 words are given. Use each word once only. There is one
example (O) for you.
Write the correct word in the chart on your separate answer sheet.

THE FLORA DANCE


The people of Cornwall (the most south-westerly county in England) .... are .... (O)
from Celtic stock. They are descendants of the ancient Britons,
(1) were forced by
the Saxons into the most inaccessible parts of the island, Wales and Cornwall.
The Cornishman had his own language, a form of Celtic,
(2) the middle of
the eighteenth century
(3) language is now dead except in numerous place-names,
................. (4) as Mevagissey, Polperro. The nationalism of the Cornishman,

(5), is

by no means dead. A man from west of the Devon border


(6) first a Cornishman
and - only by afterthought - an Englishman.
Cornishmen are highly aware
(7) their being different from the English.
They have a history, traditions, and customs very much
the

(8) own. Certainly one of

(9) famous folk traditions of Cornwall is the Flora Dance. This folk dance has

................. (10) home in the village of Helstone. On a certain day

(11) the

inhabitants of the village, except


(12) who are too old or too young
(13)
dance the three or four steps, gather in the market-place
(14) the village band
strikes up the traditio nal tune of the Flora Dance, the villagers form groups
the band and go their way dancing
door and out at the back.

(16) all the houses in the village, in at the front


(17) most other Comish customs, the Flora dance

................. (18) been commercialised late ly for the tourists


Cornwall now has its Flora Dance not once a year, but two and

across
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most
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this
those
through
to
until
who

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(19) town or village in


(20) three times.

Read the texts below and decide which answer A, B or C best fits each space. Mark the
correct answer on the answer sheet. Only one answer is correct.
MAISIE McDONALD
An ambulance and the police were called to the home ofMaisie McDonald yesterday in
the centre of Glasgow. A doctor

(21) the house discovered the strange st collection

of animals sharing the house with Maisie. While the ambulance

(22) to the local

hospital with 83-year-old Maisie, the police were trying to solve the problem of who
................. (23) after her pets during her stay in hospitaL
The Head Keeper at Edinburgh Zoo had this to say. "1 have never seen
different kinds of animals in anybody's

(24)

home. Maisie has done a wonderful job and

................. (25) of the animals have been neglected in any way. "
Inspector Bill Miles

(26) our reporter: "We are making

to keep Maisie's pets alive until she

(27) effort

(28) from hospitaL I think we

(29)

consider the possibility of placing many of them with families. The others

(30) to

the zoo."
So what exactly did they find in Maisie's house? The bathroom

(31) taken

over by a goat and several ducks. A fully grown tiger was living in the attic
the zoo-keepers at Edinburgh Zoo reported yesterday that it was as
and they had no trouble persuading it

(33) a pussy cat

(34) into the van to go to the zoo.

From her hospital bed Maisie, suffering


c1eaning out the tiger's room this morning
down. I

(32),

(35) a broken leg, said: "1 was


(36) he got too playfui and knocked me

(37) to drag myself out and called one of the dogs. I often send him to

the Post Office with a note to get things for me,


note asking for help. Everyone

(38) this time I sent him with a

(39) so kind to me, but I'm really terribly worried

...................... (40) my pets. "

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22.
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26.
27.
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A was visiting
A has speeded
A willlook
A so many
A some
A said
A A released
A will have
A can take
A had

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B
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visited
was speeded
would look
such a number
none
reported
aH
is released
need
can be taken
had been

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C
C
C
C
C
C
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visiting
was speeding
has to look
such a lot
no one
told
every
will be released
must
would be taken
has been

32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

However
tame like
getting
from
when
managed
because
were
of

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B
B
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Although
tame
to get
with
during
succeeded
so
had been
about

C
C
C
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C
C
C

That's why
tame as
get
by
as long as
could
so that
has been
by

AN EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE VASE

It might be tiny, but aporcelain vase is about


family's bank account. The rare Royal Worcester vase,

(41) a big difference to one


(42) for less than f20, is

in fact worth flO,OOO.


It

(43) in Mrs. Anne Hemming's china cabinet for 20 years after she had

bought it from an antiques shop in Somerset. She had a very refmed eye for antiques and was
very good at

(44) things like this vase. The shop owner did not reali se its

historicai significance

(45) Mrs. Hemming had a good idea of what it was. She

paid less than f20

(46) it. Her family didn't know

when she died experts

(47) value but

(48) called in and they told the family the vase was

worth flO,OOO.
Although China

(49) making porcelain for 1,000 years, the English only

figured out how to make it in about 1750 and this vase is one of the earliest examples. It is
due to

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42.
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45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

(50) under the hammer in an auction house next week.

A
A
A
A
A
A
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A
A
A

making
is bought
sits
spotting
but
on
one's
were
were
have gone

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

to make
bought
has sat
being spotted
as
to
their
have
had been
be gone

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C to be made
C buying
C sat
C having spotted
C that's why
C for
C its
C had
C IS
C go

date Answer Sheet Set 1


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Correct answers

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 2


Complete the text below by writing a suitable word from the list in each space provided.
There are 20 gaps but 25 words are given. Use each word once only. There is one
example (O) for you.
Write the correct word in the chart on your separate answer sheet.
A JOURNEY BY TUBE
Tom was

rather

(O) looking forward to his first joumey by Tube,

underground railway in London is called. He

(1) the

(2) heard a great deal about it from his

friends who had already been


(3) England. They all advised him not to travel alone
the first time. But Tom is the kind ofperson who
(4) listens to anyone's advice. It is
not surprising ,

(5), that his first joumey by Tube was not a great success.

Tom entered the station shortly


bad time to travel in London,

(6) five o' clock in the aftemoon. This is a


(7) by bus and underground,

because crowds of

people go home
(8) work at this hour. He had to join a long queue of people
.............. (9) were waiting for tickets .
.......

(10), he got the right ticket in the end and, by asking

the way, he also found the right platform. This


manage to get on the first train,
platform

(11) people

(12) packed with people. He did not

(13) he was able to move nearer the edge of the

(14) to be in a better position to get on the next one

(15) this

carne in, Tom was pushed forward onto the train


(16) the people from behind. He
was unable to see the names
(17) the stations where the train stopped, but he
counted the number of stops
(18) he would know where to get off. His station was
the sixth along the line.
But when he got off, he was astonished to see that he was at a station

(19)

he had never heard ofl Fortunately he soon realised he had travelIed on a train going
................ (20) the wrong direction.

after

alona
as
both
but
by
few
from
had
has
however
in
like

never
of
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several
so as
so that
that
therefore
to
was
when
who
with

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Read the texts below and decide which answer A, B or C best fits each space. Mark the
correct answer on the answer sheet. Only one answer is correct.

GUINEAPIG
............

(21) language has its own special words and expressions. Often, they give

new meaning to a common word or phrase. One such American expression is "guinea pig."
...............

(22) centuries, scientists have used animals in medical experiments. They

. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. (23) to experiment on guinea pigs because the animals are small and are easy
...............

(24). They reproduce quickly and resist disease,

laboratory tests. Scientists

(25) them valuable for

(26) guinea pigs to test many important medicines.

For example, one of the most important medicines

(27) in recent years has been

the vaccine to control the chicken pox disease. Guinea pigs are

(28) the most

common animals that scientists use in medical experiments. So, the expression, "guinea pig"
has come to mean more than just the name ofthe animals. Now, it means anybody or anything
on ...............
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.

A
A
A
A
A
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A

(29) an experime nt is done.


alI
smce
enjoy
controlled
making
are used
are developing
between
which

ever
about
a rove
to control
make

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

ed
amon
that

most
for
choose
controllin
to make
have been used
develo ed
within
what

T HE FIRST PHONE BOOK


The first phone book,

(30) in 1880, contained no numbers, just 248 London

names and addresses. If you wanted


.............

(31), you had to ring the operator and ask

(32) the person by name

said

(33), the first directory was not British. It is

(34) a single sheet of paper, which

(35) distributed

Connecticut in 1878.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

A [published
A connecting
A for
A although
A to be
A was

B
B
B
B
B

was ublished
to connect
about
however
to have be en
has
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C
C
C
C
C
C

has ublished
to be connected
des ite
to have

in

WINDSURFING
1

(36) windsurfmg now for six years, and teaching others to do it for most of

the time. 1 run a windsurfer school and shop with my wife Jane.
1 don't think 1 chose windsurfmg

(37) a hobby or profession: windsurfing

chose me. Strangely enough, 1 had never even seen anyone

(38) before 1 went to

sailing school on a Caribbean island in the summer of 1975

(39) a school there, but

no one was very proficient. After all, they had only had their boats a month when 1 arrived.
However,

(40) 1 saw people enjoying the sport, 1 decided

been sailing for at least ten years, and in some ways it seemed
boat: at least it had a sail. And 1 saw it as

(41) it up. 1 had


(42) another sailing

(43) challenge.

Probably because 1 have done so much windsurfmg since then, 1 can't remember every
.............

(44) of my first experience. .

(45) 1 do remember is that 1 couldn't even

stand up on the thing at first, but after 1 had fallen off quite

(46) times, 1 soon

caught on, and by the end of that first day, was doing quite well,
For me windsurfmg is

(47) sport. And it' s not dangerous as long as you use

your common sense and follow what you

(48). I've certainly never broken any

bones; I've never even injured myself.


It wasn't until after 1

(49) back to Britain that 1 carne across proper courses

for people who want to take up windsurfmg. If!' d gone to a proper school at the start, life
.............

36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
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50.

A
A
A
A
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A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

(50) much easier.

'd been
as
windsurfed
There is
as soon as
take
as
-

detail
That
a little
very stimulating
are taught
had come
will be

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

've been
like
to windsurf
There was
quickly
to take
like
the
details
Which
few
the most stimulated
have taught
have come
would have been

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C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

am
than
windsurfing
It was
early
taking
so
a
ofthe details
What
a few
the most stimulating
had taught
carne
will have be en

Writing Parts 1-2 Candidate Answer Sheet Set 2


Date:

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Part 1
1.

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2.

12.

3.

13.

4.

14.

5.

15.

6.

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20.

Correct answers
Part 2
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31.

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38.

48.

29.

39.

49.

30.

40.

50.

Correct answersl

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 3


Complete the text below by writing a suitable word from the list in each space provided.
There are 20 gaps but 25 words are given. Use each word once only. There is one
example (O) for you.
Write the correct word in the chart on your separate answer sheet.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
the

In 1983

(O) United States Congress passed a law

birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a national holiday. The new holiday,

(1) made the

(2) is

celebrated every year on the third Monday in January, honours Dr. King's work for the
promotion of peaceful ways to secure free dom
(3) equality .
................
(4) a black child growing up in the South in the 1930s, Martin Luther
King, Jr.

(5) to face the problems of segregation and racial injustice. He wanted

................

(6) help change things for the better.

First he thought

(7) becoming a lawyer or a doctor. Later,

impressed by his father's work for civil rights and


importance of religion, he decided to become a priest.
let him preach in his church
found his calling,

and went

Pennsylvania. Always

(9) own feeling of the


(10) he was 17, his father

(11) was such a success that he was sure he had


(12) to study at a theological

seminary

in

(13) good student, King enrolled at Boston University for

(14) study, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree

..............

(8),

(15) the '50s

and '60s he was an untiring worker for the civil rights movement, leading
(16)
peaceful protests, and insisting on non-violence
(17) when he and his family
..............

(18) attacked.

.. . . . . . . . . . . .. (19) his prominence as a leader in the civil rights movement, Dr. King

received threats to his life. On April 4, 1968 as he stepped out of his hotel room a rifle shot
................
(20) heard. At the young age of 39, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was
assassinated,
a
and
as
because
because of
during
even
farther
further
had
has
his
however

it
manv
much
of
on
that
#te
there
to
was
were
when
which

21

Read the texts below and decide which answer A, B or C best fits each space. Mark the
correct answer on the answer sheet. Only one answer is correct.
FISH SCULPTURES
My father died when 1 was eight years old. Due
income, there was neither enough food to eat
supplement the family income, 1

(21) my mother's modest


(22) fancy clothes to wear. To

(23) to take up a job

(24) a shopkeeper's

help.
(25) bad that 1 had to abandon school and take

Eventually our situation got


up a mechanic's job in a car workshop

(27), 1

(26) the workshop paid me

still stayed. There 1 started pursuing an activity

(28) kept me hooked to the job.

While attending to the spare parts of vehic1es, 1 started colleeting


upon in the workshop - empty plastic bottles, wires,

(29) 1 stumbled
(30) fish bones from my

colleagues' sandwich boxes. 1then moulded these things into interesting objects flowers, birds and trees, so slowlya fascinating collection

country, owing to

(34) trade fairs and exhibitions. 1 began travelling around the


(35) 1 had to quit my job. 1didn't have any regrets, for it gave me

an opportunity to make a living

21.
22.
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25.
26.
27.
28.
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36.

A
A
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A
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A
A
A
A
A

for
either
had
as
very
Because
a little
that
whenever
still
likely
emerged
that
on
which
on

(32) out of the waste.

(33) encouraged me to exhibit them. 1

My artworks impressed even my boss,


started taking part

(31)

(36) something Iloved to do.

B to
B nor
B need
B like
B so
B However
B little
B what
B whichever
B yet
B like
B has emerged
B who
B ill
B what
B out of

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C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

or
must
similar
such
Though
few
-

whatever
even
as
had emerged
-

at
that
from

SPAIN TREATS CHILD PHONE ADDICTS


Two children in Spain

(37) to amental

health institution to be treated for

addiction to their mobile phones. The children, aged 12 and 13, were sent to the c1inic
. .. . . .. . .. (38) their parents, who said they

(39) carry out normal activities without

their handsets. They were doing badly at school and lying to relatives

(40) get money

to spend on their phones.


They
..........

(41) to cope without their phones for three months. Dr Maria Utges,

(42) runs the Child and Youth Mental Health Centre, said

the c1inic

(43) the first time

(44) children who were dependent

(45) their mobile phones. "They

both showed disturbed behaviour and this exhibited

(46) in failure at school. They

both had serious difficulties

(47) normallives,"

she was quoted in Spanish papers as

saying.
The children
..........

(48) their phones for 18 months, and their parents had made

(49) effort to restriet their use before noticing

(50) serious their dependence

had become.

37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

A have admitted
A for
A couldn't
A in order to
A are learning
A whom
A there was
A treated
A on
A oneself
A leading
A own
A a little
A what

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

have been admitted


to
can't
in order that
learn
-

it was
had treated
of
itself
to lead
have owned
little
that

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C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

were admitting
by
don't
as to
will be learning
who
there is
has treated
from
themselves
lead
had owned
few
how

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Writing Parts 1-2 Candidate Answer Sheet Set 3


Date:

Part 1
1.

11.

2.

12.

3.

13.

4.

14.

5.

15.

6.

16.

7.

17.

8.

18.

9.

19.

10.

20.

Correct answers

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Part 2
A

21.

31.

41.

22.

32.

42.

23.

33.

43.

24.

34.

44.

25.

35.

45.

26.

36.

46.

27.

37.

47.

28.

38.

48.

29.

39.

49.

30.

40.

50.

Correct answers

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 4


Complete the text below by writing a suitable word from the list in each space provided.
There are 20 gaps but 25 words are given. Use each word once only. There is one
example (O) for you.
Write the correct word in the chart on your separate answer sheet.
MEN'S EASY GUIDE TO GIFT SHOPPING
Let's face .. it .. (O). Buying gifts for the
There is a considerable dang er

(1) you love is not always easy.

(2) getting her something she won't like.

................. (3) are three classic mistakes men often make. Contrary to women, men
can be pleased with a practical present from
(4) partners. The opposite is simply not
the case
(5) gift that can be used for housework at all
(6) a really bad idea.
Vacuum cleaners and frying pans all faU
noticed how

(7) the same no-go category. But have you

(8) partner loves to receive kitchen appliances - as long as she

................ (9) get them from you? Strange?

(10), but accept it as a fact oflife.

............... (11) classic mistake is the impersonal


department store is a bad idea. Mistake number three:
suggest you are

gift. So a gift voucher for a


(12) give her gifts that

(13) than satisfied with her appearance. It may be that she

............. (14) love to have the Slim Ladies' Cookbook, but don't buy it! On the contrary, you
.............. (15) casuaUy ask her why on earth she wants that.
Don't lose heart - there are still lots of possibilities
(16) you can remember
the two golden rules, it' schild' s play fmding the perfect gift. First of all buy
(17)
luxurious. It doesn't have

(18) expensive as long as it is the best in its category:

perfume or exclusive accessories. Secondly, buy her a personal gift: something that pleases
her alone,
bought it
personal.
another
any
as
doesn't
had
if
into
is
i
less
like
mavbe
more

(19) lipstick or a work of art that suits her taste. Just the fact that you
(20), and didn't get your sister, secretaryor

never
of
one
other
should
somethng
their
there
they
to be
your
vourself
would

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mother to buy it, makes it

--------------------

Read the texts below and decide which answer A, B or C best fits each space. Mark the
correct answer on the answer sheet. Only one answer is correct.
A MICHIGAN

TRUCK DRIVER

A Michigan truck driver who


blind, while he

(22). He was guided to a safe stop by

who gave him instructions


"1 owe my life
Gilmore,

(21) no trouble with his eyes, suddenly went


(23) truck driver

(24) radio.
(25) that man. He was really calm and nice," said Francis

(26) went blind last week as his car-transport truck speeded along the

road east

(27) El Dorado.

The 40-ton truck,

(28) eight new cars, began to move from side to side so

Mr Gilmore warned the traffic


"1 knew

(29) him.
(30) a tractor-trailer

behind

.................... (31) my brakes. The other driver kept

me," he recalled.

"1 started

(32): Take it easy, take it easy,

just get calm."


As the two trucks speeded along, the other driver continued
instructions to Mr Gilmore, who admitted he was
help

(33)

(34). Fortunately, thanks to the

(35) to him he managed to park his truck safely.


The following day Mr Gilmore went to an eye specialist in

He was

(37) his problem

was probably

(36) El Dorado.

temporary

but the doctor gave

..................... (38) explanation.

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.

A
A
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A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

has
drives
other
across
for
which
of
had carried
behind
it has been
to be hit
to say
to give
shocked
given
nearly
spoken
neither

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

has had
was drivinz
the other
over
to
who
off
carried
besides
there was
hittinZ
saymg
had given
shocking
giving
nearby
said
nor

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C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

had had
has been drivinz
another
on the
from
that
from
carr~nz
next
it was
havin~hit
being said
have been ZivinZ
to be shocked
togive
near
told
no

HEALTHY KIDS
Healthy kids should have lots of energy and be desperate to run about, they should not
.................

(39) on the sofa. Here are some fun ways

Some parents fmd it

(40) your kids moving.

(41) really help if you set a limit on how long your

children can sit in front of the TV. A couple of hours is a fair amount of time,
.....................

(42) on their age. Once screen time is over, you need to switch off the TV so

they

(43) to play with other toys or go outside.


If you always drive your kids to school, think about leaving the car at home .

...........

(44) it's not too far, walking with the kids will benefit you both - and save

money too.
Parents often assume their kids

(45) be exhausted after a long school day

- forgetting that they' re actually sitting for most of the time

(46) allowing them

to sit in front of the telly, encourage them to get active after school.
Don't let your kids rest for too long after meals be! Half an hour to settle stomachs is fme then you
again. Families that are active to gether tend to be

(47) tempted they might


(48) get your kids moving
(49) healthier and c1oser. Try

specifying one day at the weekend to be a family fun day

(50) you all go on a

bike ride or explore a new area. It's cheap too.

39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

be sticking
to get
should
depends
encourage
as far as
must
Rather than
how
had better
either
in the meantime

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

be stuck
get
can
to depend
are encouraging
as long as
need
Instead
howmuch
would rather
both
unt il

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C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

stuck
getting
has to
depending
are encouraged
unt il
have to
Contrary to
however
need
as well as
when

ndidate Answer Sheet Set 4


Date: --------

Part 1
1.

11.

2.

12.

3.

13.

4.

14.

5.

15.

6.

16.

7.

17.

8.

18.

9.

19.

10.

20.

Correct answers
Part 2
A

21.

31.

41.

22.

32.

42.

23.

33.

43.

24.

34.

44.

25.

35.

45.

26.

36.

46.

27.

37.

47.

28.

38.

48.

29.

39.

49.

30.

40.

50.

Correct answers

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 5


Complete the text below by writing a suitable word from the list in each space provided.
There are 20 gaps but 25 words are given. Use each word once only. There is one
example (O) for you.
Write the correct word in the chart on your separate answer sheet.
FAMILY TRADITION
A nine- .. year .. (O) old girl has become the first pupil to win a national chess
seholarship to a top public school. Katie Hale, of Chigwell Row, Essex started playing chess
competitively
(1) the age of six. Her talent
(2) won her the Nigel Short
Chess Seholarship at the Millfield School in Somerset. The seholarship
(3) worth
half the school's f16 000 fees. Katie comes from a chess-playing family of four children, all
of

(4) star in tournaments around the country. Her younger sister, Stephanie, was

just four

(5) she became the youngest person to play in a national chess competition

two years ago. Katie willleave

(6) talented siblings in September to take up the

boarding school place 130 miles away


(7) her home. Her mother said: "Katie was
delighted
(8) have won the place. Katie felt she
(9) performed well in the
select ion procedure. She loves competing
her talent as far

(10) seems absolutely determined to take

(11) she can. She really needs the coaching

(12)

Millfield will provide." The school,


(13) provides chess as part of the curriculum,
has announced the appointment of
(14) first Master in Charge of Chess. Matthew
Turner, a grandmaster, ranked 17th in the country, will
(15) able to improve
Katie's game in individual coaching sessions. Nigel Short, Britain's top chess player, will
.................

(16) visit the school this summer to provide

.................

(17) Katie has everything

coaching and master classes.

to look forward to, the family back in Essex

................. (18) not be given the chance to miss her too

"1 won't get the opportunity to miss her. We'll be meeting up at


competitions. "

alI
also
and
as
at
be
each
from
had
has
her
is
its

much
of
that
their
them
to
when
which
while
whom
will
would
~

29

(19). Mrs Hale said:

(20) the chess

Read the texts below and decide which answer A, B or C best fits each space. Mark the
correct answer on the answer sheet. Only one answer is correct.
FIREMAN WITHOUT

LICENCE

FOR YEARS

A Japanese frrefighter has been sacked after


..........

(21) fire engines and ambulances

(22) more than 20 years without alicence.


The man, who worked in Takaoka City, was only discovered

(23) a routine

inspection of licences last week. Aceording to his bosses, he appeared reluctant


his licence, but when he

(25) the inspector realised the man

licence. The driver tried

(27) the photograph with his fingers,

The man told his superiors he had attended driving school


written exam. He has now been dismissed and
apologised

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

(24)

(26) his father's

(28) failed the

(29) by police, and his bosses have

(30) local people. At least, they say, he didn't cause anyaccidents.

drove
smce
while
produce
did
was used
hiding
so
is being questioned
for

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

driving
unt il
during
produced
would
was us ing
hide
because
is questioning
to

C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C

was driving
for
meanwhile
to produce
has
has used
to hide
but
has questioned
by

US TE EN SAILOR TAKES ON THE WORLD


A 16-year-old from Los Angeles is hop ing
ro und the world solo. Zac Sunderland sets
historic year-long journey

(31) the youngest person to sail


(32) on Saturday and will make the

(33) a boat bought with his own savings. "The boat

.......... (34) Intrepid," Zac Sunderland

me (35), as we step aboard. A more fitting

name might be "Unfinished", 1 think to myself.


Several people are working on deck, drilling, fastening, making adjustments. Down
below, the mess resembles
from typical. He cannot

(36) a typical teenager's bedroom. However, Zac is far


(37) drive legally, but he plans

around the world. Solo.

30

(38) this 36-foot boat

And to return

(39) the youngest person ever to do so, he needs

(40)

back by January 2010. The current record belongs to Australian David Dicks, who fmished
his voyage in 1996,

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.

(41) 18 years and 41 days.

to become
away
by
has called
telIs
to
yet
sailing
as
getting
aging

becoming
off

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

C
C
C
C
C
C
C

called
says
for
so far
to have sailed
like
to get
age

C
C
C

will become
on
with
is called
talks
-

alreaqy
to sail
such
get
aged

"PICK YOUR OWN" STRA WBERRIES


A fruit farm has stopped
customers were eating

..... . . ... (42) "pick your own" strawberries

(43) of the fruit without paying.

Mark Spight, who runs the farm, said he


paying for the strawberries. One family
picked them. Mr Spight said he

(44) at the number of people not


(45) dipping the berries in cream as they

(46) angry watching people gorging themselves, then

only taking a handful of fruit


worth of strawberries and

because

(47) for. He said some people were eating up to fIS


(48) come to the checkout covered in juice. There had also

been an increasing problem with unruly behaviour leading to plants

(49) and fruit

damaged.
This year the farm does not have

(50) strawberry plants to be picked but sells

the fruit in the farm shop.

42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.

A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

to do
too much
was annoying
has caught
used to get
pay
would
trampling
some

B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B

doing
too many
annoyed
were caught
Kot used to _getting
to be paid
will
being trampled
no

31

C
C

C
C
C
C

C
C
C

to be doin.K
lot
was annoyed
caught
was used to get
paying
may
are trampled
al!Y.

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Writing Parts 1-2 Candidate Answer Sh eet Set 5


Date:

Part 1
1.

11.

2.

12.

3.

13.

4.

14.

5.

15.

6.

16.

7.

17.

8.

18.

9.

19.

10.

20.

Correct answer
Part 2
A

21.

31.

41.

22.

32.

42.

23.

33.

43.

24.

34.

44.

25.

35.

45.

26.

36.

46.

27.

37.

47.

28.

38.

48.

29.

39.

49.

30.

40.

50.

Correct answer

32

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Writing Part 3

Gyakorlati tancsok
Ebben a feladatban az nll szvegalkotsi kszsget mrjk.
A vizsgn kt feladat kzl vlaszthat. A levelek a tmalisthoz kapcsoldnak, s a vizsgn az
albbi tpu sok fordulhatnak el: barti/magn-, flhivatalos-, hivatalos levl, olvasi levl,
stb. Minden feladatnl megtudja, hogy ki az olvas, akinek a szveget sznja; mi a clja a
szvegalkotsnak; valamint van ngy szempont, ami a ltrehozand szveg tartaimt
irnytja, ezeket kell a szvegben kifejtenie. Erre plda a 35. oldalon a Set O, melyhez
mintamegolds a 77-78. oldalon tallhat.
A tovbbi t feladatot hasznlja gyakorlsra.
Hogyan dolgozzon?

Legelszr gondolja vgig, melyik tma s szvegtpus ll nhz kzelebb, s


ennek alapjn vlassza ki a feladatot.
Tervezze meg a szveg tartaimt s logikjt: ksztsen vzlatot.
Gondolja vgig a vlasztott szvegtpusra jellemz formai kvetelmnyeket s
annak megfelelen, a vzlat alapjn kezdjen hozz az rshoz.
Gondolatait tagolja, gyeljen az egyes szvegegysgeken belli s azok kztti
logikai sszefiiggsek megteremtsre,
ehhez hasznljon vltozatos nyelvi
eszkzket. A szveg ne nll mondatok halmaza legyen.
Hasznljon a clnak megfelel, vlasztkos szkincset s nyelvtani struktrkat.
Ha elkszlt, olvassa t mg egyszer aszveget s ellenrizze, hogy minden egyes
tartalmi pontot kifejtett-e, grdlkeny, jl olvashat, rthet szveget hozott-e
ltre. Javtsa ki a nyelvi hibkat is.
Legalbb egy levlnl hasznlja a vizsgn szoksos mintavlaszlapot, amit a
38-39. oldalon tall.

Erre a feladatra krlbell 40-50 percet sznjon.

rtkels:
Kommunikatv rtk: a tartalmi szempontok megfelel mlysg kidolgozsa, a
szveg tartalmi felptse s gondolatfzse, szveghossz (a relevns informci
fiiggvnyben meghaladhatja a 17 - 20 sort; a cmzsek, dtum, alrs termszetesen
nem szmtanak bele). Maximlis pont: 5 x 2 pont = 10 pont
Kifejezkszsg: a szveg cljnak megfelel hangvtel, vltozatos
szkincs; megfelel formai jegyek. Maximlis pont: 5 x 2 pont = 10 pont

s gazdag

Nyelvhelyessg: a szinten elvrhat nyelvtani szerkezetek biztos, pontos s vltozatos


hasznlata; j helyesrs s kzpontozs. Maximlis pont: 5 x 2 pont = 10 pont
ltalnos benyoms: elri-e a szveg a cljt az olvasnl, milyen benyomst kelt
benne. Maximlis pont: 5 x 1 pont = 5 pont
Maximlisan elrhet pontszm 35.
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Writing Part 3 Set O


Choose one of the two topics and write 170-180 words (17-20 lines) about it in English.
Write a few sentences about each of the four points given and connect one idea to the
next. Use the English letter forrnat (address, date, greeting, signatu re).

Topic 1.
You met a famous person not long ago. Write a letter to your English friend and tell
about

where you met, how you got acquainted,

what he/she is famous for,

his/her appearance and character,

why meeting him/her was really memorable for you.

Topic II.
You have been working as an au-pair in London for two months. You want to change
families. Write to the Au-pair Agency and tell them

about the present family and your tasks,

about an event when you had problems,

why you couldn't get on with a particular member ofthe family,

what you expect of the new family and place.

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riting Part 3 Sets 1-5

Topic 1

You worked in the summer for a month. Write and tell your English friend about

why you decided to have a summer job,

your workmates, atmosphere,

your working hours, salary,

apleasant / unpleasant experience of yours.

Topic 2

Encouraged

by

an

advertisement,
you ordered some English
BESTSELLERS BOOKSHOPS in the U. K.

books

from

BESTSELLERS BOOKSHOPS
(18-20 Oxford Street, London CW7 UK)

Book orders: 3 to 6 weeks from UK, USA, France

However, you were disappointed when you got the parcel. Write a letter of complaint.
Write about:

the reasons why you ordered the books from them by post,

the items you ordered / the items you got.

Complain about the confusion of titles and the delay.

Name the form of compensation you expect.

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Topic 3

You would like to invite your forrner English colleague to your company's New Year's
Eve party.
Write and tell him/her

when and where the event will take place,

Recall

in what way it's going to be special.

Point out

memories of previous parties you both attended.

why you insist on his/her coming.

Topic 4

You are the Coordinator of the Student Welfare Centre at your university. Write a
welcoming letter to the new students. (Start with 'Dear Students').
Give details about the services the Centre offers:

lodgings (comfort, accessibility),

health care and recreation,

social events organised for students.


Mention

when and how they can contact you.

Topic 5

During your last bicycle trip you fell and broke your leg. You were taken to
hospital.
In your letter to your friend tell him/her:

how the accident happened,

what treatment the hospital provided,

your opinion about the hospital service/staff,

how your condition will influence your summer plans.

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riting Part 3 Candidate Answer Shee


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value

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xl=

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Reading Part 1

Gyakorlati tancsok
A vizsgznak egy kb. 300-500 szavas szveget kell elolvasnia, melybl hinyzik t mondat.
A szveg utn megadott hat mondatbl kell az t megfelelt visszahelyezni a tartalom s a
nyelvi szerkezetek figyelembevtelvel.

Hogyan dolgozzon?

Elszr olvassa el a szveget, hogy megismerje annak tartalmt.

Olvassa el a megadott mondatokat is.

Trjen vissza a szveghez, s a tartalmi sszefggsek, utalsok segtsgvel vlassza ki


a hat mondat kzl a megfelelket. Ellenrizze, hogy a kivlasztott mondat tartalmilag
s nyelvileg illik-e a szvegkrnyezetbe: szerves folytatsa-e az elz mondatnak, illetve
kapcsoldik-e hozz az t kvet szvegrsz.

Ha elkszlt, mg egyszer olvassa t a teljes szveget.

Vgl megoldsait (a mondatok betjelt) rja t a vlaszlapra.

Erre a feladatra krlbell 20 percet sznjon.

rtkels:
Valamennyi helyes megolds 2-2 pont r.
Maximlisan elrhet pontszm 10.

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Reading Part 1 Set 1


Write the letter of the most suitable sentence (A-F) in the text below. There is one extra
sentence, which you do not need.
Write the letter of your answers on the separate answer sheet.
MY SCOTLAND - LOST AND FOUND
'Andrew', my mother whispered, 'Andrew, wake up - we are going to America.' 1
was in a dream. The typical dream for a Scottish lad of eleven years - visions of football,
sweets, that new Hibs strip. Slowly my dream faded, and 1 woke up ..... (1) ....
It was a cold August moming, like any other, yet different. Today, 1 was not going to
get dressed and walk up to the schoollollipop man with my sister. Today, 1 would not shout
up to my friends' windows and ask them if they could play football. Today, we were leaving .
.... (2) ....
Somehow, we had managed to pack everything we owned into thirteen immensely
heavy suitcases. How we made it to America, 1 shall never know. My sister and 1 started
school. We were like objects on display to the Americans ..... (3) .... If! was not being asked
to say different words and phrases over and over, 1 was being ridiculed and told to 'go back to
where 1 carne from.' 1 did make friends, but to this day, 1 cannot figure out if they were
genuine friends, or just enthralled at listening to my accent.
.... (4) .... We ate hamburgers and frequented McDonalds as much as we frequented
church. We sang all the American patriotic songs. We covered every major American tourist
attraction.
Over our years in America, my parents treated us to an unforgettable series of
journeys, holidays, weekends, and surprise visits that covered virtually every inch of America.
It was an enchanting Dream, almost as good as some of my Scottish ones, where my dad and 1
would play for Hibs and win the Scottish Cup ..... (5) .... On that day in a small South Texas
movie theatre, 1 saw the story of William Wallace unfold for the frrst time. My tears fell freely
as 1 realized that it had all actually happened. Men like this did really die for my freedom.
These bloody battles really were fought in my home country. This really was Scotland
hundreds of years ago. 1 watched, understood, and intemalized the story of Wallace and his
fight for Scotland's freedom. 1 awoke from the American Dream, and realized suddenly who 1
was and where 1 was from. 1 was a Scot.
A) We drove under the largest tree in the world, a California Redwood.
B) Leaving this whole country behind, and I did not realize just how much my life was

about to ch ange.
C) During this time, and through my elementary school years, we were living the American
Dream.
D) But like ali dreams, it had to end, and on May 23rd, 1995, my American Dream did end.
E) /t was the last Scottish dream I had for years.
F) 'Say book, Andrew! Say it againfor

my friend!'

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Reading Part 1 Set 2


Write the letter of the most suitable sentence (A-F) in the text below. There is one extra
sentence, which you do not need.
Write the letter ofyour answers on the separate answer sheet.
KIDS LINKED TO MARS
Two Hungarian teenagers have
been selected from over 10,000 entrants
worldwide to participate in work with
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) in
an upcoming Mars miss ion, scheduled for
2003.
Zsfia Bod from Budapest and
Bernadette Gal from Hdmezvsrhely,
near Szeged took part in the Red Rover
Goes to Mars Training Mission organized
by the Planetary Society.
...... (1)
They now have the
opportunity to take part in a mission 35
million miles away from home.
"1 subscribe to a newsietter that (in
connection with the Planetary Society) is
published by the Hungarian Astronautical
Society, and inc1udes the latest science and
space results and discoveries
(2)
.
When I found out I had won I was just
screaming - I was so excited and Istill
really am!" said a thrilled Bod.
"1 want to study science and have
always wanted to go to the United States.

Our
"

parents will not go with us.


(3)
" she admitted.
The
young
scientist
team,
consisting of nine students from Po land,
India, the US, Taiwan and Hungary, will
use image data from the MGS orbiting the
red planet and then help choose a possible
landing site for future missions.
In 2001 the two Hungarians will
begin a space odyssey of their own and
travel to California to take pictures of the
red planet's surface, a trip for which the
Hungarian girls can hardly wait.
"1 have never be en to the US
before. .
(4)
I have always dreamt
of something like this. It is my secret
desire to one day become an astronaut. The
second Hungarian in space and the first
Hungarian woman." said Bod.
"The se students
will actually
program a camera on a spacecraft orbiting
around Mars to take pictures of the surface.
.
(5)
" Linda Kelly from the
Planetary Society said.

A) For this reason too it will be a real adventure.


B) 1 will be in California for one week and help find aplacefor

a future mission to land.

C) The Mars Polar lander is scheduled to be put into orbit in 3 years' time.

D) The two girls came through a field of 80 semi-finalists from 44 nations.


E) There was a test for students and you had to work on a program to use the Mars

Rover and a robotic arm.


F) This is thefirst

time members of the public will command a spacecraft instrument on a


planetary mission.

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Reading Part 1 Set 3


Write the letter of the most suitable sentence (A-F) in the text below. There is one extra
sen ten ce, which you do not need.
Write the letter ofyour answers on the separate answer sheet.
COUPLES FREE TO MARRY AT HOME
The govemment gave the go ahead
yesterday for marriage ceremonies at home
or in open air locations such as beaches.
Like Pamela Anderson, brides could wear
a bikini on their big day.
..... ..(1)
This change will allow
local authority
officials
to conduct
weddings at any hour and in any place that
provides safe access to the public. Under
current law, ceremonies must be held
before
6 pm inside churches, registry
offices or buildings with a special marriage
licence
(2)
The deadline was
introduced before electric light for fear
people might marry the wrong partner in
the dark.
The system is expected to be
introduced in 2004 and will include
changes in the registration of births and
deaths to allow parents and relatives to
provide
information
online
or by
telephone
(3)
.

Len Cook, the registrar general, said


the reforms would increase choice and
convenience for people registering births,
marriages and deaths, while saving 3040% of central and local govemment costs .
But the new rules will restriet public access
to information that has been available for
centuries on birth, marriage and death
certificates. .
(4)
.
The report proposes licensing about
15,000 local authority registration officers
as "celebrants" with powers to conduct
marriages in any safe location with public
access. Mr Cook said the propo sal was
likely to exclude ceremonies underwater
with scuba diving equipment or in mid-air
with parachutes
(5)
.
A standard wedding in a registry office
would still cost BO each for the coup1e to
register their intention to marry and B6 for
the ceremony.

A) So there will not be any need to visit a registry office.


B) But couples could marry at their home

if they

let the public in for the ceremony.

C) Most of it is privately owned but you could request permission to be married from the
Property manager.
D) When these are replaced by a central electronic register, most personal particulars will

become confidential.
E) A report on the reform of civil marriages in England and Wales promised a ch ange in

the law.
F) Flexibility on tim ing of weddings would be popular with couples marrying close to the
deadline because they wan ted the reception to take the form of an evening dance.

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Reading Part 1 Set 4


Write the letter of the most suitable sentence (A-F) in the text below. There is one extra
sentence, which you do not need.
Write the letter ofyour answers on the separate answer sheet.
SCHOOL'S

OUT FOR JUNK VENDING

Vending machines
selling fizzy
drinks, chocolates and crisps are to be
banned from the country's state schools
under laws to improve children's diets.
... (1) ...
Snack and drink manufacturers had
hoped that vending machines would escape
the crackdown. But the school meals
review panel, set up by Ruth Kelly, the
education secretary, to examine nutritional
standards, has decided that "healthy eating"
rules must apply to all food and drink
available at school. The panel says that the
move will require legislation. "Unless you
stop selling the highly branded sugary
snacks and drinks," one panel member
said, "they will always be chosen by
children .... (2) ... The way companies have
profited from these machines at the
expense of children's health has been
disgraceful. "
The propo sal is likely to be opposed
by manufacturers, with critics arguing that
children unable to buy fizzy drinks and
sweet snacks at school will buy them from
local shops .... (3) ... A study published by

the Food Standards Agency in 2004 found


that schools offering vending machines
selling nutritious drinks were popular with
children and could make a profit.
... (4)...
All vending
machines
selling fizzy drinks and. sweet snacks have
been removed from the country's schools
and replaced with water fountains.
Kelly's shake-up of the nutritional
standards of school meals to be
announced at the Labour party conference
this week - will also propose that highly
processed foods, inc1uding fatty reformed
meats such as turkey shapes, should be
banned. Chips and ice cream will be
rationed to one or two servings a week.
From September 2006 head teachers will
be required to monitor the amount of
carbohydrates, fat, protein and nutrients in
school dinners.
The poor quality of children's school
meals was recently put under the spotlight
by Jamie Oliver, the ce1ebrity chef, in a
Channel 4 series, Jamie's School Dinners.
... (5) ...

A) France has already introduced a simi/ar ban.


B) He revealed that as little as 37p was being spent on ingredients.

C) Nobody is interested in what children would like to eat and drink.

if you 're going to be serious about reforming the school


meals service.
E) Supporters of the policy say that schools will not lose a lot from the change.

D) You have to remove them

F) Junk food and sweets currently sold in the machines will have to be replaced by fruit,
milk and bottled water.

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Reading Part 1 Set 5


Write the letter of the most suitable sentence (A-F) in the text below. There is one extra
sen ten ce, which you do not need.
Write the letter ofyour answers on the separate answer sheet.
A SURVEY OF QUALITY OF LIFE

London has become a worse place


to live in the past 12 months because of
transport congestion, overcrowding, rising
crime, high prices and stress.
....(1) .... The study ranks 215 cities
based on 10 criteria rang ing across
political,
econormc
and
social
environment,
health care, education,
recreation and transport.
....(2) .... Bottom of the list are two
cities in the Demoeratic Republic of
Congo, which has been devastated by civil
war. Ten EU capital cities inc1uding Paris,
Berlin, Brussels rank higher than London,
as do Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Switzerland and Germany each have three
cities near the top of the list.
Quality oflife is generally higher in
smaller cities with efficient transport
systems. The 1arger urban areas have
generally struggled to maintain the same
degree
of
efficiency
despite
their extensive metro, rail and bus

networks .....(3) .... Among the top-ranking


cities differences in quality of life can
barely be seen. All score highly on the
basic comforts of life, with crime levels
and pollution having a moderate effect on
the scores.
There is better news for Londoners
when it comes to recreation. ....(4) ....
London lies ninth in the world on this
measure. New York, Los Angeles and
Sydney are the top three. When measured
on transport alone, however, London
plummets to 55th, behind Hong Kong as
well as nine other EU cities.
Ken Livingstone, London's mayor,
said: "The fmdings of the survey are
disappointing but perhaps not surprising.
My fIrst budget is primarily concerned
with reducing the rate of crime in our
capital. ....(5) .... 1 have also produced a
transport strategy which will improve the
infra structure that has been neglected over
the last decade."

A) Peak time congestion in particular has tended to lower their scores.


B) It will bring an additionall,050

police officers on to the street.

C) The capital has a wider choice of restaurants, theatres and cinemas than any other city
in Europe.
D) A survey published recently shows the capital ranks 40th in the world when assessed for

quality of life, compared with 34th last year.


E) The idea that councils create equal opportunities is nonsense.
F) Vancouver camefirstfollowed

by Zurich, Vienna, Copenhagen and Sydney.

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Readiu2 Part 2

Gyakorlati tancsok
Ebben a feladatban egy szveget kell elolvasni, majd a krdsek segtsgvel a szveg
informcielemeit megtallni. A krdsek szma 10. A krdsek a szveg tartalmi sorrendjt
kvetik, azonban ha a cikkr egy gondolatot tbb helyen is kifejt, ezeket egy krds kr
csoportostjuk.

Hogyan dolgozzon?

Elszr olvassa el a szveget, hogy megismerje annak tart almt. (A cm rtelmezse is


segtsget nyjthat.)

Olvassa vgig a krdseket is.

Trjen vissza a szveghez, s az ismtelt olvass sorn krdsrl krdsre haladva


. keresse meg a vlaszt tartalmaz informcit.

Ha megtallta az informcit, a krds jbli elolvassa utn eldntheti, milyen hosszan


vlaszoljon.

Ne feledje, hogy vlaszt rviden s tmren kell megfogalmaznia. Nyugodtan hagyja el


a vlaszhoz szorosan nem tartoz elemeket.

Vlaszt igaztsa a krdsz hoz.

Eldntend krdseknl csak YES/NO vlasz szksges.

Rvid vlaszait vezesse t a kidolgozsi lapra.

Erre a feladatra krlbell 40 percet sznjon.

rtkels:
Mindenj megolds 2 pontot r.
Maximlisan elrhet pontszm 20.

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Reading Part 2 Set 1


PREHISTORIC CAT LOVERS
Our love affair with felines may date to the first farmers

rather than eat them. The farmers probably


carne to Cyprus from Turkey and Syria
seeking fresh land. They built round
houses of mud, buried their dead beneath
the floor, herded sheep and goats, and
planted grains, alI practic es imported from
the Continent. They also brought cats,
which aren't native to the island.
The measurements of the skeleton
found at the village suggest a type of
African wildcat known as a Felis silvestris
lybica. It may have looked like a tabby,
with a striped brownish or sandy-yellow
coat and a ringed tail. Its face and teeth
were bigger than those of the modem
domestic cat, Felis catus, and its limbs
were longer. The skeleton belonged to an
eight-month-old, probably a tom, so it may
have been killed intentionally, to be buried
along with its owner.
The cat was c1early important, as was
its owner: the grave contained polished
stone axes, ocher and flint tools - an
abundance of objects unmatched by any
other grave of that time in Cyprus. "The
rich offerings suggest a special social
status
and,
consequently,
special
relationships with the animals, " says the
study's co-author,
Jean-Denis
Vigne,
research director at the Centre National de
la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. It's
impossible to tell much more about catpeople relationships in Neolithic times, but
it's hard to imagine that it didn't involve a
whole lot ofpetting.

Among the many accomplishments of


ancient Egypt, the domestication of cats
surely ranks as one of the most important at least to cat lovers. These slinky little
predators carne in handy for controlling the
mi ce and rats that ravaged grain stores, but
they also stole Egyptian hearts. Often,
when a beloved cat died, it was
mummified
and interred on temple
grounds. Grief-stricken owners shaved off
their eyebrows and left small bowls of milk
and toys at the grave so the cat could drink
and play in the other world. To this day,
the cats of Cairo are many and adored.
New
archeological
findings
now
suggest that the Egyptians weren't the
original cat tamers after alI. For at least
4,000 years before Egyptians built temples
along the Nile, primitive agricultural tribes
had made felines not only pets but also,
possibly, objects of reverence. In last
week's Science, researchers described a
complete cat skeleton found near the grave
of a human in a Neolithic village on the
island of Cyprus. About 9,500 years old,
the skeleton, they say, shows all the signs
of having had a burial with some religious
significance: the animaI had been placed in
its own small pit, intact, with no sign of
having been mauled by a predator - or
butchered. A statue of a cat similar to stone
and c1ay figurines found at sites in Syria,
Turkey and Israel also tumed up in the
village.
It's unc1ear what prompted these
Neolithic farmers to domesticate cats

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After reading the text on the opposite page answer the following questions in English.
Only include information from the text. Give short answers, write full sentences only if
necessary.
1. Aceording to the article what was one of the most significant achievements in ancient
Egypt in connection with animals?
2. What was the practical reason for keeping cats in ancient Egypt?
3. Besides burial rituals what show ed that cat lovers mourned their cats in ancient Egypt.
4. When did the cat whose bones have been found lately die?
5. Was the cat buried in a separate grave? (Write only YESINO.)
6. Name one country, besides Cyprus, where statues of cats were found.
7. Why did the ancient farmers move to Cyprus?
8. In what way was the ancient cat different from the modem one? (a, b)

9. How old was the cat at the time ofits death?


10. How many people contributed to the article in Science magazine?

Answers in English
1.

1P

2.

1P

3.

1P

4.

1P

5.

1P

6.

1P

7.

1P

8. a)

lb)

1P

9.

1P

10.

1P

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Reading Part 2 Set 2


BENDY BUS VERSUS DOUBLE-DECKER

The National Federation of Bus Users


welcomed the move to bendy buses, saying
they were safer and more accessible than
double-deckers.
Caro line
Cahm,
its
chairman, said: "The driver can see the
whole length of the bus rather than relying
on a restricted view of the upper deck
through mirrors. This makes the buses less
vulnerable to vandalism and also he1ps
passengers feel safer. The tourist industry
might not like it because without doubledeckers London could look much like
anywhere else. But people will have to
overcome their attachment to the doubledecker and accept that the bendy bus is the
future."
Built by Mercedes- Benz, the bendy
buses are part of the Mayor of London's
strategy to expand public transport before
introducing a ES daily toll on motor
vehic1es in Central London from February.
The Mayor of London has promised to
provide room on buses for an extra 11,000
passengers in the moming peak hour to
cope with the number of car drivers
switching to public transport each day.
A survey of passengers on the two
bendy bus routes from Waterloo to
Victoria and to London Bridge, has found
that they are more popular than the doubledeckers. They scored a higher satisfaction
rating in every category,
inc1uding
accessibility, comfort and smoothness of
the ride.
Mr. Hendy rejected suggestions that the
bendy buses could not get round tight
comers. "We have found that articulated
buses are as manoeuvrable as regular fullsized buses, " he said.
Suzanne May, chairman of the London
Transport Users Committee, said: "Bendy
buses are a common sight in many cities
around the world and their introduction to
London is as overdue as it is welcome. "

The red double-decker, one ofLondon's


best-known icons, is to disappear from
much of the capital, to be replaced by
continental-style
single-deck
"bendy"
buses.
More than half of London's bus routes
use ro ads suitable for the 18m(59ft)
articulated buses, aceording to Transport
for London. They can carry 140 people, 60
more than double-deckers - although most
passengers must stand.
Joumeys
are
quicker
because
passengers enter through three doors
simultaneously, avoiding the long queues
caused by the single door on doubledeckers.
A fifth of joumey time on
double-deckers is spent standing at bus
stops waiting for people to board and buy
tickets. Transport for London hopes to
reduce waiting time to a few seconds at
each stop by forcing passengers to buy a
ticket before they travel.
A cashless system already operates on
the two existing bendy bus routes from
Waterloo, eliminating the fumble for
change to pay the driver. Tickets are sold
at machines beside bus stops and
inspectors carry out spot checks on board.
Transport for London will launeh 70
bendy buses on two more routes in 2003.
Bus No 436 from Lewisham to Marylebone
will
replace
'hop-on,
hop-off
Routemasters
and bus
No 453 from
Deptford to Marylebone will replace
modem double-deckers.
Peter Hendy, head of buses at Transport
for London, said: "Increasing use of
articulated buses is likely to be necessary
simply because of increasing passenger
volumes. They could be used on 50 to 60
per cent of bus routes. 1 would expect to
see hundreds of articulated buses in the
future."

54

After reading the text on the opposite page answer the following questions in English.
Only include information from the text. Give short answers, write full sentences only if
necessary.
1. What major change was planned to take place in London's public transport aceording
to the article?
2. How many of the bus routes in 2002 were not good for the new buses?
3. What makes boarding faster on the single-deck vehicles? Ca,b)
4. How many lines used articulated buses in September 2002?
5. What was the main reason for using the new bus type - aceording to Transport for
London?
6. What can be the advantages ofbendy buses for passengers when they are already on
board? Ca, b)
7. Which field of the service industry seemed to be against the continental-style buses?
8. Give the other terminal of the bendy bus line starting from London Bridge.
9. Aceording to Peter Hendy which feature helps bendy buses to take tight comers?
10. Name the organizations - besides Transport for London - that welcomed the
articulated buses. Ca, b)
Answers in English
1.

1P

2.

1P

3.

a)

1P

lb)

4.

1P

5.

1P

6.

a)

1P

lb)

7.

1P

8.

1P

9.

1P

10. a)

1P

lb)
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Reading Part 2 Set 3


WHY THE COD ARE VANISHING?

For the past decade the North Sea cod


fishery has been shrinking - and everybody
knew, or should have known, that a disaster
was coming. Fishermen knew it was getting
harder and harder to find cod; most years they
haven't
even been able to catch their
govemment-set
quotas. Scientists wamed
repeatedly that the cod population was
dec1ining steadily, because most cod were
being caught and eaten before they could
reproduce. And fish eaters knew that cod, once
the hamburger of the sea, had become almost a
de1icacy: in Britain an order of fish and chips
now goes for as much as f4. Everybody knew,
or should have known, that drastic measures
were called for.
Very late and a bit tentatively, some one has
finalIy done something drastic. In December
2000 the European Union and Norway, which
jointly manage the North Sea, announced a 40
percent cut in the catch quota for cod, along
with similar cuts for other endangered fish.
The process of fisheries management
begins with science and ends with politics.
Each year a committee of scientists from the
nations that ring the North Sea meet in
Copenhagen to assess the status of each fish
stock. The scientists deli ver advice on how
many fish should be caught in the folIowing
year - the Total Allowable Catch. The EU's
ultimate decisions, though - which then have
to be negotiated with nonmember Norway are made by fisheries ministers from the
member states. Inevitably - though, listening
to fishermen lately, you might not guess it those politicians tend to put the short-term
interests of their own fishing industry above
the long-term demands of maintaining stocks.
The ultimate decisions are taken on political
grounds to keep the industry alive.
But science, too, contributes
to the
problem - because even very good scientists
aren't very good at counting the fish in the sea.
The general state of North Sea cod has been
c1ear enough. "Essentially,
it's been a
downward trend for nearly 30 years", says
Robin Cook of the Fisheries Research Service

Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen, Scotland. But


in any given year the data are not precise
enough to command action.
As it happens, the scientific data for the
North Sea have been especially unreliable in
recent years. Scientists have two ways of
counting fish. They do their own research
surveys, retuming each year to the same points
to trawl with the same gear and see how many
fish they get. But they also rely heavily on the
much dodgier catch data supplied by
commercial vessels. Basically they try to
gauge the size of the stock from how hard
fishermen are finding it to catch fish. If there
are fewer fish in the sea, the assumption is,
fishermen will need more time to catch agiven
amount.
That assumption proved badly wrong in
Newfoundland, and last year it proved badly
wrong in the North Sea, too. The problem is
"technology creep": fishermen are always
getting better at catching fish, by equipping
their boats with better sonars or nets.
The scientific advice out of Copenhagen
last November was, essentially, to close the
whole North Sea to cod fishing. It may happen
yet, unless European govemments can attack
the root of the problem: too many boats
chasing too few fish.
The current crisis seems to have induced a
mood of resolution in Brussels. But in
Peterhead, Scotland, the largest whitefish port
in Europe, the mood last week was grim.
Along the once prosperous fish docks, men
descended from generations of fishers talked of
not taking their sons to sea, for fear they would
get hooked on a career without a future.
Peterhead is building a new fish market on
the dockside, a sign of hope for the future - but
in the old market the halls are half empty. "We
all want to conserve the fish, but they're
putting us out of business", said a Peterhead
fisherman.
The sad thing is, that's exactly what needs
to happen if the N orth Sea cod fishery is to
survive at all. Everybody knows that now, or
should.

56

After reading the text on the opposite page answer the following questions in English.
Only include information from the text. Give short answers, write full sentences only if
necessary.
1. Give two groups of people who have recently reali sed that there are problems with
fishing cod. (a, b)
2. What has happened to the market price of cod in the past few years?
3. Compared to 2000, what percentage of endangered fish may be caught in 2001?
4. What aspect do scientists and politicians take into consideration when making
decisions about fishing quotas?
a) scientists:
b) politicians:
5. When did the general state ofNorth Sea cod start changing for the worse?
6. What sources do scientists have in order to determine the number of fish? (a, b)
7. Are scientists right about the relation between the number of fish and the time needed
to catch them? (Write only YESINO.)
8. Besides nets what equipment could be improved to increase the efficiency of fishing?
9. What is the core ofthe problem in fish ing cod?
10. What do fishermen think about their sons choosing the same job?

Answers in English

1. a)

1P

lb)

2.

1P

3.

1P

4.

lb) politicians:

a) scientists:

1p
1p

5.
6.

a)

1P

lb)

7.

1P

8.

1P

9.

1p

10.

1P
Correct answers

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Reading Part 2 Set 4


REPAIRWORK

In 1996 Alan Watson Featherstone had an


idea which made people smile at its simplistic
audacity: regenerate the Caledonian forests of
the Scottish Highlands, which had been
denuded over the centuries of 99% of their
trees. Since then, 1,000 volunteers in the
organisation he founded, Trees for life, have
planted 500,000 Scots pines and native
broadleaf trees, built fences to protect 150,000
naturally regenerated native trees from grazing
deer, and won prizes for their efforts. Now
Featherstone has another idea: restore the
Earth.
Ideally, he says, every country would
launeh projects to repair the damage suffered
over the decades by forests, lakes, oceans,
marshes, urban and rurallandscapes. He wants
the UN to declare this "the Century of
Restoring the Earth", inviting member states to
earmark funds; employ rest oration workers,
and order armies to plant trees and help clean
up the mess.
But Featherstone is not waiting for the UN.
He and fellow members of the Findhorn
community in Scotland, where he lives, will
unilaterally declare the century of restoring the
Earth on April 5 - the last day of an
international conference which will launeh a
global for est restoration information service.
About 150 activists and NGO* staff plan to
use the conference to set up a network to link
existing projects
and make skills and
expenence
available
for new ones. A
restoration service will encourage volunteers to
become involved. New projects will be
launched in places which have suffered the
worst degradation, such as Madagascar, Haiti
and the Sahel region of Africa.
Decades ago, while working among
displaced
peasants
in Latin
America,
Featherstone became a passionate opponent of

* NGO:

conventional
development
and advocated
direct remedial action. His new project has
been endorsed by UNESCO and the UN
Environment Programme (UNEP) and he
hop es to get it on the agenda of the
environment summit due to take place in
Johannesburg next September.
Featherstone admits that his concerns have
less priority for govemments since the Rio
Earth Summit nine years ago. "People feel the
worst predictions have come true," he says.
"Als o the corporate
stranglehold
over
governments has tightened. So, while waiting
for governments and the UN to act, we've got
to get moving. Action and results will
eventually be the most persuasive argument."
He is encouraged by success stories like the
tropical dry evergreen forest established by the
Auroville community in India, the subtropical
rainforest in northern New South Wales in
Australia and the reforestation in Costa Rica
and Vietnam.
The first application of Featherstone's
project - the database of for est restoration - is
due to be aired at UNEP's World Conservation
Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, and later
expanded to include wetlands, mountain
regions and oceans. Longer-term plans include
a global resource base so that anyone can look
up their own country's needs, and opportunities
for voluntary action.
To
Wlll
high-profile
UN
support,
Featherstone's
project
ne eds government
sponsorship. Approaches have been made to
Sweden and Britain with no success.
Featherstone is undeterred and is now
arguing his case at international meetings.
Setbacks have only strengthened his conviction
that fundamental change comes from the
botlom up.

non-governmental organization

58

After reading the text on the opposite page answer the following questions in English.
Only include information from the text. Give short answers, write full sentences only if
necessary.
1. What percentage of the original Caledonian forests has remained?
2. What is the name of the organisation Featherstone started ?
3. What endangers the new1y regenerated trees in Scotland?
4. Aceording to Featherstone shou1d the UN countries employ the military in forest
restoration? (Write only YES/NO.)
5. Besides starting a forest restoration information service mention another aim of
the April conference.
6. Name a, one country with the biggest tree loss
b, one country where the restoration work has had positive results.
7. Where will the next environment meeting be held?
8. Aceording to Featherstone what will surely convince people ofthe importance of
restoration work? (a, b)
9. How many countries denied fmancial support?
10. How does Featherstone react to rejection?

Answers in English
1.

1P

2.

1P

3.

1P

4.

1P

5.

1P

6.

a)

1P

lb)

7.
8.

1P
a)

1P

lb)

9.

1P

10.

1P
Correct answers

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Reading Part 2 SET 5


CATCHING THE WINn

The natives of Lewis know wind sometimes too weIL Every winter the
Atlantic gales come blasting across the
northern tip of Scotland's Outer Hebrides.
The wind hardly slows down even after
striking land; in the island's marshy
interior, gusts regularly exceed 160kph.
Everyone keeps indoors but the sheep.
Tourists arrive in summer, lured by mild
temperatures and unspoiled countryside;
even so, there's rarely a calm day. "The
weather here is changeable", says Nigel
Scott, spokesman for the local govemment.
"But the wind is constant."
The brutal elimate could fmally be
Lewis's salvation. The place has been
growing poorer and more desolate for
generations, as young people seek sunnier
prospects elsewhere. But now the energy
industry has discovered the storm-swept
island. The multinationals AMEC and
British Energy are talking about plans to
erect some 300 outsize wind turbines
across a few thousand hectares of
moorland and peat bog. If the 500-million
project goes through, the array will be
Europe' s largest wind farm, capable of
churning out roughly 1 percent of Britain's
total electrical needs - and generating
some badly needed jobs and cash for the
people of Lewis.
It sounds like the answer to a lot of
prayers - and not only on Lewis.
Enthusiasts around the world call wind a
perfect alternative to fossil fuels and
nuclear power: safe, inexhaustible and free.
For the last seven years the world market
for wind turbines has grown by an average
of 40 percent annually. Last year alone,
generating capacity worldwide jumped by
aIrnost a third. Turbine makers are now

mass-producing giant machines. Today one


standard- issue turbine can produce at least
1 megawatt of power, more than double
the typical model's output of 20 years ago
and enough to provide electricity for as
many as 800 modem households. And the
new turbines are not just bigger; they are
smarter. Best of aH for people who live
nearby, improved design has cut noise to a
relative whisper on the latest models.
Still, some nature lovers hate wind
power. Turbines seem to hold a fatal
attraction for birds, and the best sites for
wind farms are often previously unspoiled
hilltops. "We don't think aesthetics are an
ecological criterion", says Sven Tiske of
Greenpeace. "If we opposed a nuclear
power station just because it didn't look
good, everyone would laugh.". Not
everyone. Ask Robert Woodward, a British
art historian who campaigns against the
spread of wind farming. His holiday
residence is in Wales, at the edge of the
Cambrian Mountains, and since the early
1990s the view from the hillside above his
house has encompassed more than 100
turbines, all flailing out of sync. "A
staggeringly beautiful landscape is being
devastated", says Woodward, who used to
support environmentalist groups - until
wind power blew him away.
The people of Lewis are unmoved by
such gripes. "This is all about preserving
the environment", says Nigel Scott, who
moved there seven years ago. "If we don't
go down the wind energy road, in the long
run there won't be any habitats to protect."
No one seems to be worried about turbines
spoiling the peat bog's vistas - or about
what might happen if the winter gales
should ever tum gentle.

60

After reading the text on the opposite page answer the following questions in English.
Only include information from the text. Give short answers, write full sentences only if
necessary.
1. What is the most characteristic feature of the elimate of Lewis?
2. Why does the population of the island keep decreasing?
3. How much energy will the planned turbines be able to produce?
4. What will the project provide for the inhabitants of the island? (a, b)
5. Name two advantages ofwind energy. (a, b)
6. How much more energy can wind turbines produce now than in the 1990-ies?
7. How many families can a modem turbine serve?
8. Why are the latest turbines easier to tolerate for the people in their neighbourhood?
9. What are the disadvantages of even the most modem turbines? (a, b)
10. Which of the two environrnentalists do the inhabitants of Lewis agree with?

Answers in English
1.

1P

2.

1P

3.

1P

4. a)

b)

Ip

5. a)

b)

Ip

6.

Ip

7.

Ip

8.

1P

9. a)

b)

1P

10.

1P
Correct answers

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Translation

Gyakorlati tancsok
Ebben a feladatban a kzvetti kszsget mrjk. A feladat krlbell 250 szavas angol
nyelv

cikk magyarra

fordtsa.

Ez azt jelenti,

hogy

tartalmban

s stlusban

is

maradktalanul vissza kell adni aszveget.

A kulcsok kztt mindegyik szveghez tall egy-egy fordtsi mintt a 83-87. oldalakon.

Hogyan dolgozzon?

Olvassa vgig az egsz szveget, prblja nagy vonalakban megrteni a cikk


mondanivaljt. Ehhez ne hasznljon sztrt.

Olvassa el a szveget mg egyszer s kzben hzza al azokat a szavakat,


amelyeket ksbb meg akar nzni a sztrban.

Mondatrl

mondatra

haladva fordtsa le a szveget,

a sztrban megnzett

szavakat ne rja ki kln lapra, hanem a feladatlapon a szhoz kapcsolva rja fel a
jelentst. gy nem szakad el a szvegtl, a sztrban tallhat szmos jelents s
rnyalat kzl a leginkbb odai11ttudja kivlasztani.

Figyeljen az sszetett mondatok tagolsra, a f- s mellkmondatokra.

Ne feledje, hogya

szveg nem egymstl fggetlen mondatok halmaza, teht az

angol szveg sszefggseit a magyar fordtsnak is tkrznie kell.

Az eredeti szveg tagolst (bekezdseit) rizze meg a sajt fordtsban is.

Ha befejezte a fordtst, nzze t egy magyar olvas szemvel. Ellenrizze, hogya


szveg knnyen

olvashat,

rthet legyen, s a gondolatok

kapcsoldjanak

egymshoz. Az elkszlt szveget ellenrizze helyesrsi szempontbl is.

Legalbb egy fordtsnl hasznlja a vizsgn szoksos mintavlaszlapot,


69-70. oldalon tall.

Erre a feladatra krlbell 50 - 55 percet sznjon.

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amit a

rtkels:
Kommunikatv

rtk:

a vizsgz a szveg et lnyegi tartalmi vesztesg nlkl

lefordtotta, fordtsban nincs a szveg nagyobb gondolati egysgeit vagy egszt


befolysol flrefordts vagy kihagys. Maximlis pontszm: 5 x 3 pont = 15 pont

Szveghsg:

a fordtott szveg rszleteit tekintve is hven tkrzi az eredetit, a

fordtsban nincs (ltalban) mondatrsz vagy sz szint, a szveg egszt nem


befolysol flrefordts vagy kihagys. Maximlis pontszm: 5 x 2 pont

ltalnos

benyoms:

a ltrehozott

szveg milyen

olvasban. Maximlis pontszm: 5 x 1pont

Maximlisan

elrhet pontszm 30.

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5 pont

benyomst

10 pont

kelt a magyar

Translation Set 1
Translate the following text into Hungarian.

COUCH POTATO* CHILDREN RISKING HEAL TH

Young "couch potatoes"* are at risk of developing heart disease when they are older, the
British Heart Foundation**

wams. It says unless children exercise more and foUow a

healthier diet, the number of people dying prematurely from coronary heart disease will rise in
the future. A report by the foundation reveals that more than a third of children in England
and Wales do not reach even minimum recornrnended exercise levels, with teenage girls being
particularly inactive.
Despite years of active campaigning to raise awareness of the risks, experts say the message is
still not hitting home. Obesity is recognised as a growing problem among youngsters, who
often spend hours in front of the TV or computer and have a passion for junk food.
Health Education Authority*** guidelines recornrnend that children between the ages of 5
and 18 should take at least one hour of moderately intense activity - such as cycling, running
or dancing - every day. But prirnary schools in England and Wales have halved the amount of
time aUocated to physical education in the last five years. Moreover, secondary schools in
Britain faU behind schools on the continent: only a third of children in secondary schools get
two or more hours a week of PE, compared to 46% in 1994.
The British Heart Foundation wams that unless children's habits change, the problem will be
exacerbated in the future.

*"couch potato": tohonya


**British Heart Foundation: Brit Szv Alaptvny
***Health Education Authority: Egszsgnevelsi Hivatal

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Translation Set 2
Translate

the following text into Hungarian.

ICEMAN'S

MYSTERIOUS

DEATH

In 1991 a 5,300-year-old "Iceman" was dis covered in the ltalian Alps. Scientists initially
presumed that the Stone Age man, nicknamed Otzi, was caught in a storm and froze to death.
But another team of scientists state that Otzi's case instead has become the world's oldest
murder case.
Otzi's frozen and naturally mummified

body bec ame a worldwide

sensation after two

mountain climbers stumbled upon it in a glacier on an Alpine pass joining ltaly and Austria.
Nearby artifacts included a copper blade axe, a bear skin cap, shoes of bear skin and woven
grass, and a quiver of arrows.
In 2001, an ltalian radiologist found an arrowhead embedded in Otzi's shoulder. He had been
shot from behind but the attackers managed to pull out only the shaft. This discovery led
researchers to look for more evidence of a fatal fight.
They examined his hand and found a deep gash that had been missed in previous
examinations. Then another cut was found on his left hand and bruises on the torso, as if Otzi
had been badly beaten.
ADNA specialist was also involved to look for microscopic blood samples that might belong
to the attackers. Blood from one person was found on the back of Otzi's cloak, and blood
from two other people was found on one of his arrows in his quiver. Blood from a fourth
person was found on the knife.
Scientists plan to look for more bodies where Otzi was found.

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Translation Set 3
Translate the following text into Hungarian.

CLEVER THIEVES

Man's best friend is smarter than many people think, say researchers in Germany. Although
dogs can't quite read our minds, they seem to know what we can see.
Joseph Call and his colleagues in Leipzig tested dogs to see if they behave differently when
they are being watched. Researchers placed treats* in front of the dogs, and forbade each
animal to eat the food. As long as the person remained in the room, the dogs rarely went for
the food. But if the person left the room, the dogs scoffed** the treat within five seconds.
They tested the dog's behaviour in greater detaiL In tests on six dogs, they found that the dogs
stole twice as much food when the person was not looking directly at them. If someone was
keeping an eye on the dog, then in 75 per cent of cases the dog would take an "indirect"
approach - wandering around the room before eating it. If the human was distracted by a
computer game, the figure dropped to 24 per cent.
This may mean that dogs are able to figure out what humans can see, suggests Call. It's a far
cry from the belief that all dog behaviour is govemed by automatic, learned responses.
Instead, dogs may have flexible minds that can piece together past experiences and rules to
produce solutions to new problems.

*treats: nyencfalat
**scoffed: mohn felfal

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Translation Set 4
Translate the following text into Hungarian.

IS ATHLETICS SWALLOWING SUPPLlES OF VITAL DRUGS?

Drug abuse by sportsmen and women in the US is now so widespread that more human
growth hormone is sold on the black market than is used to treat people with congenital
dwarfism.
In a new report, the Association of Clinical Endocrinologists*

estimates that 60% of the

human growth hormone sold in the USA is being siphoned off for illicit purposes. Most of
this abuse is by athletes, to boost their physiques. Other people are taking the drug in the hope
that it will delay ageing, while some parents are giving it to medically normal children to
boost their height.
The report was issued just days before the death, apparently from heart problems, of sprint
star Florence Griffith Joyner. Griffith Joyner, who was just 38, had been widely suspected of
using drugs.
Hossein Gharib of the Mayo Clinic, who wrote the report, wams that the high doses of growth
hormone taken by some athletes could cause heart disease.
Apart from the effects on their own health, athletes can cause difficulties for legitimate
patients. "We are afraid if growth hormone is used by people who do not need it, the supply
may not be adequate," says Gharib.
Currently, fewer than 10,000 people in the US are being legitimately prescribed human
growth hormone. Gharib estimates that a further 65,000 might benefit from it. The main
obstac1e is that doctors fail to put patients forward for this treatment, he says.

*Association of Clinical Endocrinologists: Klinikai Endokrinolgusok Szvetsge

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Translation Set 5
Translate the following text into Hungarian.

EVERGREEN

Global warming may be to blame for recent brutal heat waves and deadly storms. But at least
our plants have been enjoying the weather. Aceording to a study published last week in
Science, regional elimate changes over the past two decades have brought about a 6 percent
increase in plant growth around the world, from tropical plants in the Amazon* to tundra
shrubs in the colder parts of the world. Rising temperatures, increased rainfalI and decreased
cloud-cover all have played a part, explains the study's co-author, Ramakrisna Nemani of the
University ofMontana. "Climate completely changes how plants respond," says Nemani.
Sponsored by NASA and the U.S. Department** of Energy, researchers used nearly 20 years
of climatic and satellite data to chart the warming trend's effect on plant growth. As the world
baked - the '80s and '90s were the two warmest decades - the vegetation flourished. In the
Amazon*, for instance, decreased c1oud-cover alIowed more sunlight to reach plants like
periwinkle***,

whose extract is used to treat cancer. In North America, warmer air

temperatures lengthened the growing season for tundra shrubs.


Despite these positive effects, c1imate change could well cast a shadow on plant life in the
long term. Scientists argue that continued growth could disrupt fragile ecosystems that have
existed for thousands of years; for example because of their increased growth climber plants
could entirely smother the taller trees they usualIy adom.

*Amazon: Amazonas-medence (itt)


**Department: Ministry (US)
***periwinkle: metng

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Writing Parts 1-2 SET 1

Part 1 -

THE FLORA DANCE

1.

who

11.

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2.

until

12.

those

3.

this

13.

to

4.

such

14.

then

5.

however

15.

behind

6.

is

16.

through

7.

of

17.

like

8.

their

18.

has

9.

most

19.

every

its

20.

even

10.

Part 2 -

MAISIE McDONALD

... / AN EXTREMELY ...

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X

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 2

Part 1 -

A JOURNEY BY TUBE

1.

as

11.

several

2.

had

12.

was

3.

to

13.

but

4.

never

14.

so as

5.

therefore

15.

when

6.

after

16.

by

7.

both

17.

of

8.

from

18.

so that

9.

who

19.

that

however

20.

in

10.

Part 2 -

GUINEA PIG / THE FIRST ... / WINDSURFING

A
21.

B
X

31.

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Part 1 -

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

1.

that

11.

it

2.

which

12.

on

3.

and

13.

4.

as

14.

further

5.

had

15.

during

6.

to

16.

many

7.

of

17.

even

8.

however

18.

were

9.

his

19.

because of

when

20.

was

10.

Part 2 -

FISH SCULPUTRES

A
21.

B
X

22.

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C
31.
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X

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X

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 4

Part 1 -

Part 2 -

MEN'S EASY GUIDE ....

1.

one

11.

another

2.

of

12.

never

3.

there

13.

less

4.

their

14.

would

5.

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should

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if

7.

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8.

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18.

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9.

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like

10.

maybe

20.

yourself

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21.
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TRUCK DRIVER ... / HEAL THY KIDS

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Writing Parts 1-2 Set 5

Part 1-

Part 2 -

FAMILY TRADITION

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at

11.

as

2.

has

12.

that

3.

is

13.

which

4.

whom

14.

its

5.

when

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6.

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also

7.

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to

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and

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A
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Writing Part 3 Set O

MODEL 1

(BARTI LEVL)

09/0312009
DearTom,
I'm sorry for not having written for so long. As you know, I spent four weeks
completing my practical training as a vet in January. I met a lot of experts in surgery. What's
more, I had the opportunity of getting to know one of the foremost Hungarian sportsmen.
You might have heard of Andrs Hargitay, who won the gold medal in the 1964
Olympics. After retiring from competitive swimming he started work as a vet and he's been
working ever since at the Lehel Animal Clinic, where I met him. He is a good-looking man,
taU and weU-built. He usually wears jeans and T-shirts. He is an amusing person, and in spite
ofhis sporting successes he remains very modest. I've always admired people who can behave
in such a natural way. We could always tum to him if we had any professional queries and he
was always willing to help. If only you could meet him one day.
Do you think you'Il to be able to visit me this summer?
I'm looking forward to hearing from you and, hopefully, seeing you before too long.

Love

Juli

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MODEL 2

(HIVATALOS LEVL)

Au -pair Agency
25, Black Bridge Road
WS53HH
London

8, Royal Street
WS45HH
London

21 st April 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Julia Balla and 1 have been working at the Pattersons for two months. 1 am
writing now because 1 would like to change families.
When 1 got this job 1 was told that 1 would have to take care of two children: a 5-yearold girl and a 7-year-old boy. However, by the time 1 arrived Mrs. Patterson had just had a
new baby. 1 was informed that my duties would include taking care of the baby, too. 1 know
nothing about babies. Nevertheless, 1 have been trying to do my best. Yesterday was the last
straw. The seven-year-old fell into the swimming pool while 1 was feeding the baby and the
parents were watching TV. The Pattersons blamed me for not taking proper care of the
children. 1 do not think it is fair.
1 have not been able to get on with Mrs. Patterson at all because she is always trying to
make me do things that are not in my job description; such as cooking or cleaning.
1 am asking you to help me fmd a new family. 1 just want to do the things an au-pair
usually has to do and to have my day off, which 1 was unable to do over the past months.
1 should be grateful if you could fmd me a new position as soon as possible. 1 look
forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully
Julia Balla

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Reading Part 1 Sets 1-5

MY SCOTLAND

...

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

KIDS ...

I ~ I ~ I ~ I :; I ~ I

COUPLES FREE ...


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

SCHOOL'S

OUT ...

A SURVEY ...

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Reading Part 2 Sets 1-2


PREHISTORIC CAT LOVERS
Answers in English

1. the domestication of cats

Ip

2. to control rats and mice

1p

3. owners shaved off their eyebrows

Ip

4. about 9,500 years ago

Ip

5. yes

Ip

6. Syria / Turkey / Israel

Ip

7. to find new land

Ip

8. any two: face was bigger / teeth were bigger / limbs were long er

Ip

9. eight months old

1p

10. (min.) 2

Ip

BENDYBUS

...

Answers in English

1. double-deckers were to be replaced by bendy buses

Ip

2. less than half / 40-50 %

1P

3. a) 3 doors used for entering

lb) tickets should be bought in advance

Ip

4. 2

Ip

5. increasing passenger volumes

Ip

6. any two: safety / less vulnerable to vandalism / comfort / smooth ride

Ip

7. tourist industry

Ip

8. Waterloo

Ip

9. manoeuvrability / they are as manoeuvrable as double-deckers

Ip

10. a) The National Federation of Bus Users lb) London Transport Users Committee

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Ip

Reading Part 2 Sets 3-4


WHYTHECOD

...

Answers in English
1.

any two: fishermen! scientists/ fish eaters

1p

2.

it has increased

1p

3.

60%

1P

a) scientists: long-term interests / maintaining the stocks

4.

1P
b) politicians: short-term interests / keeping the industry alive

5.

nearly 30 years ago

6.

a) their own research surveys

1p
lb) catch data of commercial vessels

1p

7. no

1p

8. sonars

1p

9.
10.

too many boats, too few fish

1p

they are pessimistic about their sons' future

1p

REPAIRWORK
Answers in English
1. 1%

1P

2. Trees for Life

1p

3. graz ing deer

1p

4. yes

1p

5.

dec1aring the century of restoring the earth / setting up a network to link existing
projects / making skills and experience available for new projects

6. a) Madagascar/Haiti/Scotland

b) India! Australia! Costa Rica!


VietnamlScotland

7. Johannesburg
8. a) action

1p
1p
1p

b) results

9. 2

1p
1P

10. he is undeterredlhe is arguing his case at international conferences

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1p

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Reading Part 2 Set 5


CATCHING THE WIND

Answers in English
1. (constant) wind

1p

2. because of poverty / young people leave the island

1p

3. 1% ofBritain's

1p

(total electrical) needs

4. a) jobs

lb) money

1p

5. any two: safe / free / inexhaustible

1p

6. (more than) twice as much

1p

7. about 800

1p

8. theyare less noisy

1p

9. a) they kill birds

lb) they spoil the countryside

10. Sven Tiske

1p
1p

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Translation Set 1

A tohonya gyerekek veszlyeztetik az egszsgket


A Brit Szv Alaptvny arra figyelmeztet, hogy a fiatal, tohonya gyerekek annak a veszlynek
vannak kitve, hogy idsebb korukra szvbetegek lesznek. Az alaptvny azt lltja, hogy
amennyiben

a gyerekek

egszsgesebben,

nem vgeznek

a jvben

nvekedni

tbb testmozgst,

valamint

fog a szvkoszorr

nem tpllkoznak

megbetegedsben

fiatalon

elhallozk szma. Az alaptvny ltal ksztett egyik jelents feltrja, hogy Angliban s
Walesben

a gyerekeknek

tbb mint egyharmada

nem vgzi el az ajnlott testmozgs

minimumt sem, a tizenves lnyok pedig klnsen keveset mozognak.

Az vek ta foly aktv kampny ellenre, melynek clja, hogy felhvja a figyelmet a
(mozgsszegny

letmdbl

ered

egszsggyi)

kockzatra,

a szakrtk

szerint

figyelmeztets mg mindig nem rt clba. Jl ismert, hogy az elhzs egyre nvekv problma
a fiatalok krben, akik gyakran rkat tltenek a televzi s a szmtgp eltt, s nagyon
kedvelik az egszsgtelen teleket.

Az Egszsgnevelsi Hivatal irnyelveiben azt javasolja, hogy az 5 s 18 v kztti gyerekek


naponta

legalbb

kerkprozzanak,

egy rn

t vgezzenek

mrskelten

megterhel

testmozgst,

pl.

fussanak vagy tncoljanak. Angliban s Walesben azonban az elmlt t

vben a felre cskkentettk a testnevelsi rkra sznt idt az ltalnos iskolkban. Radsul
a brit kzpiskolk lemaradtak a kontinens iskoli mgtt: a kzpiskols tanulk csak 33
szzalknak van heti kt vagy tbb testnevels rja, az 1994-es 46 szzalkkal szemben.

A Brit Szv alaptvny arra figyelmeztet, hogy ha a gyerekek nem vltoztatnak a szoksaikon,
a jvben a problma csak slyosabb lesz.

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Translation Set 2

A jgbe fagyott ember titokzatos halla


1991-ben egy 5300 ves ,jgbe fagyott embert" talltak az olasz Alpokban. A tudsok
kezdetben azt feltteleztk, hogya kkorszaki ember, akit Otzinak neveztek el, viharba kerlt
s hallra fagyott. De egy msik tudscsoport azt lltja, hogy ami Otzival ttnt, az inkbb a
vilg legrgebbi gyilkossgi gye.
Otzi megfagyott s termszetes ton mumifikldott teste vilg szenzciv vlt, miutn egy
Olaszorszg s Ausztria kztti alpesi tjrban kt hegymsz egy gleccserben rbukkant. A
test kzelben

tallt trgyak

kzt volt egy rzpengj

balta,

egy medvebr

sapka,

medvebrbl kszlt fifonatos cipk s egy jakkal teli tegez.

200l-ben egy olasz radiolgus egy nylhegyet fedezett fel Otzi vllba frdva. Otzit htulrl
lttk le, de a tmadknak csak a nyl szrt sikerlt kihzniuk. Ez a felfedezs a kutatkat
arra sztnzte, hogy tovbbi bizonytkokat

keressenek, melyek egy hallos kimenetel

kzdelemre utalnak.

Megvizsgltk a kezt, s egy olyan mly vgst talltak rajta, mely a korbbi vizsglatok
sorn elkerlte a figyelmket.

Aztn egy msik vgst talltak a bal kezn s olyan

zzdsokat a testen, mintha Otzit slyosan bntalmaztk volna.

Ezutn egy DNS specialistt is bevontak a kutatsba, hogy keressen olyan mikroszkpikus
vrmintkat, melyek a tmadktl szrmazhattak.

Egy ember vmyomt megtalltk Otzi

kpenynek htn, kt msik embertl szrmaz vmyomot talltak a tokban lev egyik
nylvesszn. A ksen egy negyedik ember vmyomt talltk.

A tudsok azt tervezik, hogy tovbbi holttesteket keresnek ott, ahol Otzit megtalltk.

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Translation Set 3

gyes tolvajok
Nmet kutatk azt lltjk, hogy az ember legjobb bartja okosabb, mint sokan gondolnk.
Habr a kutyk nem tudnak olvasni a gondolatainkban,

azt - gy tnik - tudjk, hogy mit

ltunk.

Joseph Call s kollgi Lipcsben kutykon vgeztek megfigyelseket arra nzve, hogy vajon
mshogy viselkednek-e a kutyk, ha nzik ket. A kutatk egyms utn tettek a kutyk el
nyencfalatokat, s megtiltottk nekik, hogy megegyk azokat. Amg valaki a szobban volt, a
kutyk csak ritkn mentek oda az telhez. De ha a megfigyel kiment a szobbl, a kutyk 5
msodpercen bell mohn felfaltk a fmom falatot.

A kutyk viselkedst rszletesebben is megvizsgltk. 6 kutya vizsglata azt az eredmnyt


hozta, hogya kutyk ktszer annyi telt csentek el, ha nem nztek rjuk. Ha valaki figyelte a
kutyt, az esetek 75 szzalkban

a kutya elkerl hadmveletet

alkalmazott - elszr

krbejrt a szobban, s csak azutn falta fel a finomsgot. Ha a megfigyel szemly valami
komputeres jtkkal foglalkozott, csak 24%-uk alkalmazta ezt a taktikt.

Call szerint ez azt jelentheti, hogya kutyk ki tudjk kvetkeztetni, mit lthatnak az emberek.
Ez a megllapts messze van attl a felttelezstl, hogya kutyk viselkedst automatikus,
tanult mintk irnytjk. Ehelyett a kutyknak valsznleg rugalmas gondolkodsmdjuk
van, mely az j problmkat

a mltbl szrmaz tapasztalatok

sszekapcsolsval oldja meg.

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s megtanult szablyok

Translation Set 4

A sport felszippantja a fontos gygyszerkszleteket?


Az USA-ban annyira elterjedt a sportolk krben az illeglis szerek hasznlata, hogy mr
tbb humn nvekedsi hormont rulnak a feketepiacon,

mint amennyit a veleszletett

trpesgben szenvedk kezelsre hasznlnak.

Egy beszmoljban a Klinikai Endokrinolgusok

Szvetsge gy becsli, hogy az USA-ban

eladott humn nvekedsi hormon 60 %-t meg nem engedett clokra hasznljk. A legtbb
visszalst

sportolk kvetik el azrt, hogy erstsk fizikumukat.

Msok az regedsi

folyamat lelasstst remlik a szerektl, nhny szl pedig azrt szedeti orvosilag norml
fizikumu gyermekvel, hogy magasabbra njn.

A beszmol pr nappal azeltt ltott napvilgot, hogy elhunyt Florence Griffith Joyner
rvidtvfut. Hallt minden bizonnyal szvproblmk okoztk. Griffith Joyner csak 38 ves
volt s sokan gyantottk, hogy doppingol.

A beszmol szerzje, a Mayo klinikn dolgoz Hossein Gharib arra figyelmeztet, hogya
sportolk ltal nagy dzisban szedett nvekedsi hormon szvbetegsget okozhat.

A sportolk sajt egszsgk krostsn kvl a valdi betegeknek is nehzsget okozhatnak.


"Attl flnk, hogy esetleg nem lesz elg nvekedsi hormon, ha olyanok is szedik, akiknek
nincs is r szksgk", lltja Gharib.

Az USA-ban jelenleg 10 ezer f alatt van azoknak a szma, akiknek jogosan rnak fel humn
nvekedsi hormont. Gharib becslsei szerint tovbbi 65 ezer embemek lenne szksge erre a
szerre. Szerinte a legnagyobb problmt az okozza, hogy az orvosok nem ajnljk ezt a
kezelsi mdot a betegeknek.

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Translation Set 5

rkzld
Az utbbi

idben

elfordul

hhullmokrt

s hallos

erej

viharokrt

a globlis

felmelegeds okolhat. De legalbb a nvnyeink jl rzik magukat ilyen idjrsban. A mlt


hten a Science magazinban kzreadott tanulmny szerint a regionlis ghajlati vltozsok
mintegy hat szzalkos nvekedst eredmnyeztek a nvnyek fejldsben az elmlt kt
vtized sorn az egsz vilgon, az Amazonas-medence
hidegebb

rszein

tallhat

tundrk

cserjiig.

trpusi nvnyeitl kezdve a vilg

Az emelked

hmrsklet,

a nagyobb

mennyisg csapadk s a vkonyabb felhtakar mind kzrejtszottak ebben, magyarzta a


tanulmny trsszerzje, Ramakrisna Nemani a Montanai Egyetemrl.

,,Az ghajlat teljes

mrtkben megvltoztatja a nvnyek reakciit", mondta Nemani.

A NASA s az amerikai Energiagyi Minisztrium ltal szponzorlt kutats sorn a kutatk


kzel 20 vnyi ghajlati s mholdas adatot hasznltak fel arra, hogy feltrkpezzk

felmelegedsi tendencik hatst a nvnyek fejldsre. Mialatt a vilg megslt a forrsgtl


- a 80-as s a 90-es vek volt a kt legmelegebb vtized - a nvnyzet bujn fejldtt. Az
Amazonas-medencben

pldul a vkonyabb felhtakar lehetv tette, hogy tbb napfny

rje az olyan nvnyeket, mint a metng, amelynek kivonatt a rk kezelsre hasznljk.


szak-Amerikban

a melegebb leveg meghosszabbtotta

a tundrn l cserjk nvekedsi

idszakt.

Ezen pozitv hatsok ellenre hossz tvon az ghajlat akr negatv hatssal is lehet a
nvnyek

letre. A tudsok

koszisztmkat

azzal rvelnek,

a tarts nvekeds

hogy az vezredek

sztrombolhatja;

ta ltez trkeny

pldul a ksznvnyek

fokozott

nvekedsk miatt teljes mrtkben megfojthatjk a magasabb fkat, amelyeket rendszerint


kestenek.

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